As well all know, Keyword research is the first & the most important step in SEO.

Without keyword research, we just can’t optimize our article’s content, nor we can perform off-page practices. So, we need to get it right.

Basically, there are two parts in Keyword research.

Finding the niche related keywords.

Analyzing competition of the keywords.

But, you would say that saying is easier than doing and I agree with you. So, I’m sharing the complete method I use to find right keywords that I know I can easily rank on the Google 1st page & make profits.

But, before we get into the nitty-gritty of the keyword research, we should know what makes a good keyword.

Keyword should have some monthly search volume (>500)

Keyword should have a higher CPC i.e. $1+ (This means that advertisers are interested in this keyword which makes it easier to monetize).

It should have low or moderate competition in SERP (It will help us to get better ROI).

So, let’s get into the Keyword research process for your website. There are numerous methods by which you can find the relevant keywords but I am going to share my personal methods.

Method #1

For the first method, go to Google and search for a broad keyword in your niche. For example, if you are into health or fitness niche, you can search for “how to lose weight?”

Now, go to the bottom of the Search Results page and you will find lots of related keywords for you search term (Check above image). Then, open each one in a new tab and you will find more keywords at the bottom of each page.

Make a list of around 50–100 keywords and put all of them in Google Keyword Planner (aka GKP). Keyword planner will show you the monthly search volume & CPC for these keywords.

Note down all the keywords with more than 500 monthly searches in a separate file.

Method #2

In the second method, scroll down where GKP shows the search terms related to the keywords you earlier provided and note down those keywords following the required metrics as well.

Method #3

In this method, we will use Ahrefs tool. Go to Ahrefs site explorer and search for your site (or, some other popular site in your niche).

Head over to “Organic Search” tab and scroll down to the bottom of it. You will find top 10 competitors of that URL. Make a list of all the competitors in a separate notepad file.

Run each of your competitor’s site through the Ahrefs site explorer and click on Organic Keywords. Here, you will find all the keywords that domain is ranking for.